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Forum: USA
Mar 28th 2016, 3:20 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,442
Posted By BerkshireBugsy

Re: Interest bearing savings account without SSN

I know a few brits that have recently opened a checking account with Sun Trust in Florida in person without an SSN because they are NRAs That I knew already. My question was originally about having a...
Forum: USA
Mar 28th 2016, 1:44 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,442
Posted By BerkshireBugsy

Re: Interest bearing savings account without SSN

I believe that if you are an ordinary mortal and want to open a checking account it is relatively easy without an SSN. I know someone who has done this within the last 6 weeks with a passport, proof...
Forum: USA
Mar 28th 2016, 1:25 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,442
Posted By BerkshireBugsy

Re: Interest bearing savings account without SSN

Yup
Forum: USA
Mar 28th 2016, 1:22 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,442
Posted By BerkshireBugsy

Re: Interest bearing savings account without SSN

That thought occurred to me and it is probably the simplest solution. Ta
Forum: USA
Mar 28th 2016, 1:17 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,442
Posted By BerkshireBugsy

Re: Interest bearing savings account without SSN

Hi thanks to you all for your replies. The purpose of the second account is to reduce the risk to the contents of the checking account. Ideally what would work would be a linked account with zero...
Forum: USA
Mar 27th 2016, 8:32 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 1,442
Posted By BerkshireBugsy

Interest bearing savings account without SSN

I've been following a thread on another forum because it closely mirrors something I am looking to do.

I am not planning on becoming a US citizen at any point. So my main place of residence will...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jan 21st 2016, 7:04 pm
Replies: 139
Views: 8,632
Posted By BerkshireBugsy

Re: Anybody else boycotting the Oscars?

Thank you for reading my mind and saving me the effort of posting exactly what you just did!
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jan 19th 2016, 2:12 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,735
Posted By BerkshireBugsy

Re: VWP and multiple entry

When you say the Immigration Officials ...tell people they have lost the right to use the VMP do you mean they are being denied entry on that visit or are being warned against trying it again?

Ta
Forum: USA
Jan 6th 2016, 3:15 am
Replies: 6
Views: 2,027
Posted By BerkshireBugsy

Re: UK Passport renewal from the USA

Yes you are correct.

More infomation can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/countersigning-passport-applications
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jan 2nd 2016, 7:43 pm
Replies: 113
Views: 7,223
Posted By BerkshireBugsy

Re: How bad is the UK?

One paragraph caught my eyes in the above link...

The 54-year-old father was a heavy drinker with a large gun collection, according to authorities. The mother and brother of the 27-year-old who...
Forum: USA
Jan 1st 2016, 11:54 pm
Replies: 45
Views: 6,471
Posted By BerkshireBugsy

Re: Thinking of Florida

Agreed 100%. I have to put my hand up and say there are times when I would have loved a holiday home in Central Florida. We even looked at buying one that is for sale but decided against it. We have...
Forum: USA
Jan 1st 2016, 3:17 am
Replies: 45
Views: 6,471
Posted By BerkshireBugsy

Re: Thinking of Florida

Disneyland in Florida? News to me :) I thought it was in California :)

But I agree with your sentiment. I think there is probably a large percentage of brits who have been to Central Florida who...
Forum: USA
Dec 31st 2015, 9:27 pm
Replies: 45
Views: 6,471
Posted By BerkshireBugsy

Re: Thinking of Florida

Well done and thank you for putting an alternative view on life in Florida :)
Forum: USA
Dec 28th 2015, 1:51 am
Replies: 30
Views: 6,956
Posted By BerkshireBugsy

Re: Opening a US bank account

I was looking into this some months ago and was led to believe - as others have said it was easy to set up a bank account as long as you were present in the USA at the time and had the right...
Forum: USA
Sep 23rd 2015, 7:06 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,181
Posted By BerkshireBugsy

Re: Money money money money - UK to US transfers?

I like the comments above - some tongue in cheek but nether the less true :)

I do seem to recall that when the Bank of England hinted at a rate rise a while back the exchange rate when up a bit...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Sep 21st 2015, 1:48 am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,104
Posted By BerkshireBugsy

Re: Advice needed URGENT

I am certainly no expert on this but would like to welcome you to the forum even if it is under difficult circumstances for you and your family.

Have you booked a package holiday and is your...
Forum: USA
Sep 14th 2015, 10:44 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 908
Posted By BerkshireBugsy

Re: I-94 travel history help

Good news. Have a good trip!
Forum: USA
Sep 14th 2015, 10:41 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 908
Posted By BerkshireBugsy

Re: I-94 travel history help

I think if I were you (better safe than sorry etc.) I would logon to the ESTA site and check it is still Authorized -it sounds like from what you say you should be OK..
Forum: USA
Sep 14th 2015, 10:37 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 908
Posted By BerkshireBugsy

Re: I-94 travel history help

I think it is natural to be concerned but is your ESTA still valid (I.e., is it less that two years since it was approved)?

If possible can you logon to the ESTA site and check that you are still...
Forum: USA
Jun 7th 2015, 5:14 am
Replies: 18
Views: 2,994
Posted By BerkshireBugsy

Re: ESTA Issues following exit from Sanford airport

Many thanks for this. I totally with with what you have posted here. I think a a lot of people (including me) probably made the assumption that once an ESTA had been granted it would have a 2 year...
Forum: USA
May 19th 2015, 6:48 pm
Replies: 49
Views: 12,563
Posted By BerkshireBugsy

Re: Holiday home in Florida, Help please!!

This may be true but I think (and this isn't meant to be rude) a lot of brits dream of owning a place in the sun and Florida is one of those destinations.

I certainly did consider buying a 3 bed...
Forum: USA
Apr 27th 2015, 2:13 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,070
Posted By BerkshireBugsy

UK Residents hiring cars abroad

I know this was discussed in a thread a few months ago but the BBC has just posted an update regarding the demise of the DVLA license counterpart and the possible impact on car hire abroad.
...
Forum: USA
Apr 8th 2015, 12:55 am
Replies: 25
Views: 3,194
Posted By BerkshireBugsy

Re: Avoiding transaction fees and bad exchange rates

Interesting but I'm curious about the detail of this. You may not get transaction fees as such but what sort of exchange rates are you getting?
Forum: USA
Apr 1st 2015, 1:34 am
Replies: 7
Views: 3,413
Posted By BerkshireBugsy

Re: Usa (florida) car rental with "half" UK liicense

Thanks to everyone for your replies. I do recall being asked for my counterpart once - but it was over a decade ago and I can't recall if it was at LAX or MCO

As the law stood, technically a UK...
Forum: USA
Mar 31st 2015, 2:28 am
Replies: 7
Views: 3,413
Posted By BerkshireBugsy

Usa (florida) car rental with "half" UK liicense

Some of you may have read (again!) the the DVLA (UK driving license authority) is withdrawing the paper counterpart part of the license

It's been a while since I rented a car in the USA but...
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